Improved horseshoe



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

AND KIMBALL TERRIN, OF SAME PLACE.

IMPROVED HORSESHOE.

y Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 47,502, dated April 25, 1865- To all whom it 11m/y con/cern,.-

Be it known that I, ALEXANDER TYEEELL, of Batavia, in the county of Genesee and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Horseshoe to Cure and Prevent the Contraction of the Hoofs of Horses; and Ido hereby declare that the following is a full and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the let- .tersof reference marked thereon. Y

The nature of my invention consists in ma ing a horseshoe having the usual calks on the under side, and with projections at the rear end on theV upper inside7 to fit against the i11- ner side of' the heel parts of the hoof, affording a firm support and shoulder, so that by eX- panding the shoe after the same is nailed to the hoofl the hoof will be expanded and hel in the desired position.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I will proceed to describe its construction and operation.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a sectional elevation of :my improved horseshoe. Fig. 2 is a top or plan view showing the recessed or narrowed portions a a.

The shoe is made in the ordinary form in its general outline, but with a portion between the toe and the heel upon each side made narrower than at other parts, to permit the A shoe to be readily spread, as occasion may re- It is not essential that the recesses 10a` `A a be made opposite each other, but at any v point between the toe and heel, and the shoe4 may be with or without calks, as circumstances:

I forni anges on the upper inside A of the heel of the shoe, projecting high enough to have the inside of the heel `parts of the hoofI 1 y press upon them, and fitted in the cavity `between the frog and the said outer part of the A hoof. After the shoe is secured to the hoof"I 1 it may be spread open by any suitable instruy ment on either one or both sides, gradually from day ,to day, thus spreading the hoof to.

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the desired width and shape.

Having thus described my'invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, y

is- Y y A A horseshoe constructed, as described, with the recesses a a made at any point between the heel and toe, for the purpose specified. A. TYRRELL.

In presence oi- A. P. THAYER, EMMETT QUINN. 

